With a huge final beckoning in a few hours from now, we are in for a cracker of a contest. Talking about a cracker, there is one about to start in a few minutes between Yorkshire and Durham a tab away, do hop on. One finalist in place, who will be the other? Just a few moments away..

Ben Duckett for his knock of 84 off 47 deliveries is the Man of the Match Well, who is surprised?

A huge match and the target of 160 seemed like 180 and Notts, despite boasting of a star studded batting line-up with enough firepower fell short of the target by eight runs. In a topsy-turvy contest, with ebbs and flows every over, Notts looked well on course for their place in the final with the big Dre Russ and Samit Patel looking in sublime touch as they continued to pile on the pressure with some dazzling shots. Both teams got off to a horrible start by losing three wickets in the first 10 minutes of play, but in the end it was the anchored innings of Ben Duckett as he smashed his way to a 47-ball 84. The bowlers then came with Crook, Sanderson and Kleinveldt racking up the wickets, but the batsmen kept the scoring rate under check by managing to squeeze out boundaries at regular intervals. In the end it was up to Azharullah, who produced a dream final over to seal the deal against a team they've barely tasted success in the last decade.

19.6

Azharullah to J Ball, no run, and they've done it, found a hero for themselves in Azharullah, who has produced a gem of a final over. Right in the blockhole and Ball squeezes it back to the bowler, who collects and lets out a huge roar with his arms up in the air. The Northants are into the final. Win by 8 runs

19.5

Azharullah to Gurney, 1 run, only a single yet again. The Northants have done it, they are into the final unless something mindless occurs now. Can only jam an overpitched delivery out to extra cover

19.4

Azharullah to Gurney, FOUR, very full again and right on the money but the cruel game that this one is, Gurney goes for a wild swing of his blade and it races past the off-pole to the fine leg fence

19.3

Azharullah to J Ball, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, another perfect delivery, Ball squeezes it out to mid-off. Just a single again

19.2

Azharullah to J Ball, no run, cannot beat the fielder yet again. Jams out a perfect yorker bang in the blockhole and can only get it as far as the bowler. 15 from 4 now

19.1

Azharullah to J Ball, no run, Ball drills a drive straight to extra cover, they don't risk a run.

Azharullah [3.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

18.6

Sanderson to Gurney, no run, another swing and a miss! Goes to the keeper. 15 from 6 now

18.5

Sanderson to Gurney, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off, Gurney goes for the wild heave against the line, misses

Harry Gurney, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4

Sanderson to Broad, out Caught by Rossington!! Northants are under the pump. Short and aiming at the batsman, gets big on Broad as he went for the pull, squirts out an edge which carries to the keeper. Broad c Rossington b Sanderson 11(11) [4s-1]

Sanderson to Broad, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.3

Sanderson to J Ball, 1 run, opens the bat face and steers it towards third man

18.2

Sanderson to Broad, 1 run, stabbed down to long-on

18.1

Sanderson to Broad, FOUR, in the air and just over the fielder at mid-off, Ball mistimes the slog, ends up slicing it off the outer half, the fielder steadies himself, stretches his right hand but fails to cling onto it. The ball dribbles away into the fence

Jake Ball, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ben Sanderson [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

17.6

S Crook to Read, out Caught by Graeme White!! Gone! This is a big wicket for Northants. Read was looking dangerous but he has been chugged down. It was full on the stumps, Broad whacks it straight down the throat of long-off. Read c Graeme White b S Crook 30(20) [4s-4]

S Crook to Broad, no run, full on the stumps, squeezed back to the bowler

14.4

S Crook to Broad, wide, slipping down leg, wide called

14.3

S Crook to Read, 1 run, fullish on length, dabs across the line

14.2

S Crook to Mullaney, out Caught by Ben Duckett!! Gone! Can you believe it? Mullaney has hit this half-tracker straight to Ducknett at deep mid-wicket, looked like the slower ball, Mullaney doesn't get it off the middle and slams it straight into the bucket hands of Duckett. Mullaney c Ben Duckett b S Crook 10(6) [6s-1]

S Crook to Mullaney, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

14.1

S Crook to Mullaney, SIX, Top shot! It was full and in the slot, Mullaney gets underneath of it and lofts it handsomely over the long-off fence for a maximum.

13.6

Cobb to Read, 2 runs, quicker from Cobb, Read uses his feet aiming to work it into the leg-side

S Crook to Samit Patel, out Caught&Bowled!! Ripper from Crook. Patel doesn't go full throttle, ends up chipping it tamely straight back to the bowler who shows great reflexes, gets both hands and takes it above his head. Samit Patel c and b S Crook 21(21) [4s-2]

S Crook to Samit Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

12.2

S Crook to Samit Patel, no run, fullish outside off, Patel drives it hard again but finds extra cover who dives and stops the ball

Apologies for the inconvenience folks! We are facing a slight technical difficulty and hence the commentary for a few overs aren't reflected and are a bit skewed. Should be sorted out very soon, thanks for hanging around with us!

12.1

S Crook to Samit Patel, no run, driven to extra cover

Steven Crook [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

11.6

Kleinveldt to Samit Patel, 1 run, Samit goes deep in the crease and dabs it to third man

11.5

Kleinveldt to Samit Patel, no run, Samit steers it straight to gully

11.4

Kleinveldt to Mullaney, 1 run, back of the length, Mullaney knocks it towards point

Steven Mullaney, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.3

Kleinveldt to A Russell, out Caught by Keogh!! What an absolute stunner from Keogh! It needed some piece of brilliance to get of rid of Russell and Keogh has pulled off a blinder at deep mid-wicket. Russell whacks this short ball powerfully, gets it flat and hard, Keogh in the deep runs across, puts in a full length dive to his right , goes with both hands and snaffles a wonderful catch. A Russell c Keogh b Kleinveldt 39(18) [4s-4 6s-3]

Kleinveldt to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

11.2

Kleinveldt to A Russell, no run, short of length on the stumps, Russell defends it from the crease. Ironic cheers from the crowd!

11.1

Kleinveldt to Samit Patel, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover

Rory Kleinveldt [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

10.6

Azharullah to A Russell, FOUR thrashed! It was short and width on offer, Russell opens the face and guides it through backward point for a boundary

10.5

Azharullah to A Russell, FOUR classic shot! It was full and in the slot for Russell, who clears his front leg and smashes it hard straight down the ground, the fielder had no chance of cutting it off

10.4

Azharullah to Samit Patel, 1 run, on the stumps off a much slower pace, Patel pushes it to long-on to sit in the safer seat

10.3

Azharullah to A Russell, 1 run, fired in full and on the pads, Russell closes his bat face and digs it out to fine leg

10.2

Azharullah to A Russell, FOUR, the change up delivery, short and wide off a slower pace, Russell deals with it deliactely and manages to extract another boundary off his efforts. Leans back and upper cuts it over the man at short third man

10.1

Azharullah to A Russell, SIX, stand and deliver, doesn't matter how they come, Russell deposits it into his favourite area. Sees the back of a length delivery and swats it across the line. Flat and fast, would have taken someone in the crowd down with the projectile as well

Graeme White to A Russell, no run, full on the base of off, drilled back to the bowler

9.4

Graeme White to A Russell, SIX, higher, longer and equally effective from the big man. If he cannot run, he will deal with you in boundaries. Plonks his front foot outside the line and frees his arms as he goes in for a full blooded swing to deposit this well over the cow corner fence

9.3

Graeme White to A Russell, no run, flatter on the stumps, Russell is forced into a back footed defence

9.2

Graeme White to A Russell, SIX the loopy full toss, very, very slow and tempts Russell, who obliges by getting on one knee and slog sweeping it just over the diving man at cow corner

9.1

Graeme White to Samit Patel, 1 run, another single eased down off a flick to cow corner

8.6

S Crook to Samit Patel, 1 run, walks across his stumps and gets it down to deep mid-wicket

8.5

S Crook to Samit Patel, no run, sharp bounce from Crook, kicks up off the turf and whizzes past Patel's poke

8.4

S Crook to A Russell, 1 run, a full blooded slap through mid-on, but there is a man on the prowl on the fence

8.3

S Crook to A Russell, no run, goes for another swish across the line, beaten

8.2

S Crook to A Russell, FOUR, Russell gets into his beast mode! Clears his front leg out of the way and capitalizes on this pitched up delivery as he swishes across the line and deposits it one bounce into the long-on fence

8.1

S Crook to A Russell, no run, tight military medium on the stumps, Russell gets behind the line of the ball and pushes it back to the bowler

7.6

Graeme White to A Russell, 1 run, another single milked down the ground as Russell nicely gets on top of this one on middle

7.5

Graeme White to Samit Patel, 1 run, to sweeper cover, plenty of air on this one as he drifts it outside off, Patel reaches out for it and slaps it through the covers

7.4

Graeme White to A Russell, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Russell knocks it down the ground for an easy single to get off the mark

7.3

Graeme White to Samit Patel, 1 run, crouches low and taps it to sweeper cover to milk an easy single

Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.2

Graeme White to Wessels, out Caught by S Crook at !! Picks out the man in the deep to perfection, where Crook is back in action once again as he swoops low and takes another blinder of a catch. A very tough one to grab in the background. Wessels gets into the switch hit mode and connects with his slog well, a tad too well as he fails to keep it down and it flies straight to deep backward point. Wessels c S Crook b Graeme White 24(21) [4s-3]

Graeme White to Wessels, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

7.1

Graeme White to Wessels, no run, lots of air on the stumps, Wessels pushes it back with hard hands back to the bowler

Graeme White, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6

Sanderson to Samit Patel, no run, whizzes past the edge, the perfect length on middle and Patel plays all around it as he looks to clip it with the angle, zooms past the edge

6.5

Sanderson to Wessels, 1 run, eased it down to long-on for a single

6.4

Sanderson to Wessels, 2 runs, streaky, very streaky from Wessels, who backs away and looks to hit against the line, gets a thick outside-edge in the process as it lobs tamely over cover. Lands safely

6.3

Sanderson to Samit Patel, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps and nipping inwards off the pitch as well, Patel clips it to mid-wicket

6.2

Sanderson to Samit Patel, 2 runs, very straight again and down leg as well, Patel helps it on its way in front of square for a brace

6.1

Sanderson to Wessels, 1 run, shuffles across and covertes this into a very straight delivery as he glances it to backward square leg

Ben Sanderson [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

5.6

Azharullah to Samit Patel, FOUR, walks outside his leg-stick and creates the room outside off to throw his bat at it and steer it to third man. 14 runs off the over without taking any risk

5.5

Azharullah to Samit Patel, no run, appeal from the bowler but he was the only one who was interested. Bangs it in short and gets it to zip off the pitch into Patel, who was well on his toes as he looked to jam his angled bat down in time to keep it out. Too high and going well down leg as well with the angle, easy call for the ump

5.4

Azharullah to Wessels, 1 run, hops across the stumps and eases it to mid-on

5.3

Azharullah to Wessels, FOUR, backs away and gets into a perfect shape as he flays it past the bowler for another boundary. Spots the fullish length early and gets into position quickly in his process of slapping it down into the long-on fence

5.2

Azharullah to Samit Patel, 1 run, hosp onto his toes and steers it past point with the open face of his bat

5.1

Azharullah to Samit Patel, FOUR, just the fraction of room outside off and Patel has the time to free his arms and swings through the line as he flays this to sweeper cover

4.6

Kleinveldt to Wessels, no run, very tight lines, on the top of off, Wessels still is denied any room to work with as he rides the bounce and works it back to the bowler

4.5

Kleinveldt to Samit Patel, 1 run, short of a good length again from Kleinveldt, pushed to deep backward point

4.4

Kleinveldt to Wessels, 1 run, sways inside the line and uses the bounce on offer as he steers it with an angled blade down to third man

4.3

Kleinveldt to Wessels, 2 runs, fullish on the stumps, flicked away to mid-wicket

4.2

Kleinveldt to Wessels, FOUR, stand and deliver stuff from Wessels! His eyes light up as he sees the pitched up delivery and has a full swing of his arms as he tonks this over mid-on. One bounce and into the ropes

4.1

Kleinveldt to Samit Patel, 1 run, full and swerving back in a touch on middle, Samit Patel flicks it to mid-on

Rory Kleinveldt [1.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack

3.6

Azharullah to Wessels, no run, back of a length delivery jagging back in sharply on the ribs, Wessels jams his angled bat down in the trajectory and guides it to backward point. Cannot manage a single

3.5

Azharullah to Wessels, no run, full, straight and bang on the money, Wessels can only manage a skewed defence

Samit Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4

Azharullah to Christian, out Caught by Cobb!! Three top wickets and the Northants are on fire, the skipper departs this time. The pressure of the dot balls have led to Christian manufacturing this shot. Azharullah digs it in short and Christian goes for the full blooded pull. Barely rides the bounce and gets a thick top-edge in the process that lobs to short fine leg, where Cobb runs backwards and take it head high. In a spot of bother now. Christian c Cobb b Azharullah 2(7)

Azharullah to Christian, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

3.3

Azharullah to Christian, no run, the off-cutter from Christian on the stumps, Christian meekly pushes it back to the bowler

3.2

Azharullah to Wessels, 1 run, moves a tad away looking to creae that elusive room that the bowlers have denied him, chops it to point and hares across for a quick single

3.1

Azharullah to Wessels, no run, dead straight on the stumps, absolutely no room to free his hands, Wessels can only manage to push it with hard hands to mid-on

Azharullah, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

2.6

Sanderson to Wessels, 1 run, very full on off, Wessels goes for the expansive on-drive but is a tad too close for comfort, ends up getting it off the inside half of his bat down to mid-on in the air

2.5

Sanderson to Wessels, no run, Sanderson bends his back and bangs it in short, Wessels sways away

2.4

Sanderson to Wessels, no run, good length delivery around off, curling away a tad as well, Wessels gets well forward and pushes it with his bat and pad snug together

2.3

Sanderson to Wessels, 2 runs, triggers across his stumps again and turns it wristily to backward square leg

2.2

Sanderson to Christian, 1 run, jumps across his stumps and pushes it to mid-on to grab a quick single

2.1

Sanderson to Christian, no run, punched powerfully off the back foot to cover, who does well to stop it cleanly

1.6

Kleinveldt to Wessels, FOUR, walks across his stumps, leans low and sits on one knee as he lap-sweeps this length delivery to short fine leg, who lets it go through his legs, the skiddy bounce did him in

1.5

Kleinveldt to Christian, 1 run, could have been another mix-up! This is the last thing the Notts need at this stage. Christian taps it to backward point and scoots across for the single without having a look, the fielder dived across and saved a certain boundary before having a shy at the non-striker's end

1.4

Kleinveldt to Christian, no run, pushes his length fuller and aims for the top of off, Christian gets a huge stride forward as he blocks it out

1.3

Kleinveldt to Christian, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Christian lines up nicely and lets it go by

Daniel Christian, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.2

Kleinveldt to Hales, out Bowled!! The big fish or rather the whale departs now! Hales stands in his crease with his feet cemented and looks to drive this nipping in delivery away from his body. All the ball needed was the tiniest of tiny gaps between bat and pad to sneak in and knock the off-pole off its groove. The two English nationals back in the hut now for barely nothing. Hales b Kleinveldt 0(2)

Kleinveldt to Hales, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

1.1

Kleinveldt to Wessels, leg byes, 1 run, too straight to start off with, Wessels looks to glance it away as the ball sneaks past the inside-edge to ping Wessels on the back pad

Rory Kleinveldt, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Sanderson to Hales, no run, full on off, drilled down to mid-off

Riki Wessels, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.5

Sanderson to Lumb, out Caught by S Crook!! A swirler in the air and Crook at third man does a stunning job to crouch low and dive forward to pluck the take out of thin air. Coming to the delivery, Sanderson fires it on the stumps off a fullish length and Lumb as usual backs away making room, gets the leading-edge with his swing of the blade and gets it high in the air to third man where Crook does the rest. Lumb c S Crook b Sanderson 2(6)

Sanderson to Lumb, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

0.4

Sanderson to Lumb, no run, stays leg-side of the ball with the hope of creating room outside off, Sanderson does well to follow him and fires it on the leg, defended

0.4

Sanderson to Lumb, no ball, sees the batsman charging down and bangs it in short, gets some good carry as the ball goes well over Lumb's head

0.3

Sanderson to Lumb, 2 runs, back of a length delivery slanting away further, Lumb backs away and creates that bit of room to cut it to deep backward point

0.2

Sanderson to Lumb, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off and angling away from the left hander further, Lumb punches it off the back foot

0.1

Sanderson to Lumb, no run, starts off with a tight back of a length delivery nipping away a touch, Lumb looks to counter the swing and gets a thick outside-edge to the off-side

Lumb and Hales are at the crease. Lumb is on strike. Sanderson will open the attack

All set to go, the dark clouds have made their way out

13:10 Local Time, 12:10 GMT, 17:40 IST: Looks like it is raining all around the world, with all matches around the globe currently on hold. But some good news trickling in out here, the drizzle has relented for the moment and the covers are on their way out. Restart due in 10 minutes..

13:05 Local Time, 12:05 GMT, 17:35 IST: Oopsy! Not the greatest of news, it has started raining and the covers are on the field. Hopefully, it's just a passing shower. Fingers crossed!

So, on the back of a sterling knock from Duckett, Northamptonshire post a healthy total on the board. At one stage they were struggling at 15/3, Duckett and Wakely steadied the ship with an entertaining stand of 123-runs for the fourth wicket. Northamps lost the plot towards the end as they lost a slew of wickets and eventually ended with 161. Can Nottinghamshire hunt it down and qualify for the finals? We'll find out soon..

19.6

Gurney to Sanderson, 1 run, again full outside off, Sanderson tried to slog it across the line, the ball hits the base of the bat and pootles down to the keeper, the batsmen pinch a single

Ben Sanderson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5

Gurney to Graeme White, out Wakely Run Out!! nice work from Read. It was full and outside off, White was shaping up for the slog, doesn't connect it but his partner calls him through for a bye, Read steadies himself and effects a direct-hit to catch White short of his crease. Wakely run out (Read) 53(45) [4s-4]

Gurney to Graeme White, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

19.4

Gurney to Wakely, 1 run, slower delivery from Gurney, Wakely chops it off the base of the behind, the ball rolls along the ground to the keeper and the batsmen pinch a quick single

19.3

Gurney to Wakely, 2 runs, hacks this fuller length delivery into the on-side and sets off quickly for the second run, the throw comes to the bowler's end, White was struggling but Gurney doesn't collect the ball cleany and makes a meal of it. Wakely survives

19.2

Gurney to Wakely, FOUR, top shot! Gets underneath this fuller length delivery and launches it over the bowler's head, couple of bounces and into the fence

19.1

Gurney to Wakely, 2 runs, Wakely heaves this low full toss towards deep mid-wicket, runs hard and calls his partner through for the second run. The fielder rifles the throw to the keeper, Wakely just about makes it in his crease

J Ball to Keogh, out Caught by Mullaney!! Gone! Northamps are losing the plot. Keogh slams a length delivery straight down the throat of long-off who didn't have to move an inch, pouches it with cupped hands. Keogh c Mullaney b J Ball 4(7)

J Ball to Keogh, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.4

J Ball to Keogh, no run, oh! Comedy of errors! Keogh was lining up for a wild slog across the line, Ball hurls it full outside off and Keogh manages to connect with only thin air, hightlight was that the bat slips out of his hand and flies away into the on-side.

18.3

J Ball to Wakely, leg byes, 1 run, smart bowling from Ball, Wakely preempts a lap shot as he moved a long way across his sticks, Ball shortens his length and keeps it outside off, Ball misses and wears it on the pad, the duo pinch a leg-bye

Gurney to Wakely, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, flayed down to long-on

17.5

Gurney to Wakely, 2 runs, from round the wicket, Gurney pounds in the leg-cutter on the pads, Wakely gets inside the line and helps it away behind square, good running between the wickets ensure that the duo will add couple of runs to the tally

17.4

Gurney to Keogh, 1 run, eased down to long-on for a single

17.3

Gurney to Keogh, 2 runs, too full from Gurney, Keogh gets across and whips it towards deep mid-wicket where the fielder gets across and keeps the pair down to a couple

A Russell to Keogh, no run, quick bouncer outside off, Keogh sways away from the firing line

Rob Keogh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.5

A Russell to S Crook, out Caught by Hales!! Two wickets in the over for Russell. What a catch from Hales. Crook departs cheaply, it was again short, Crook mistimes the pull, ends up slicing it in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Hales dives forward and snaffles a brilliant take. S Crook c Hales b A Russell 1(2)

A Russell to S Crook, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

16.4

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, lovely stuff from Russell, hurls it full at the base of the stumps, Wakely manages to squeeze it out to long-off

16.3

A Russell to S Crook, 1 run, clipped away behind square for a single

Steven Crook, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.2

A Russell to Kleinveldt, out Caught by Hales!! Russell strikes! Kleinveldt doesn't trouble the scorers, departs for a nought. It was a half-tracker from Russell, Kleinveldt gets into a good position but whacks the pull straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, he timed it alright but didn't get enough elevation as he slams it flat to Hales' bucket hands. Kleinveldt c Hales b A Russell 0(2)

A Russell to Kleinveldt, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

16.1

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, full and tailing back in on the stumps, Wakely jams it down to long-on

Andre Russell [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

Good news for Notts fans as Russell is back on the field

15.6

J Ball to Kleinveldt, no run, bangs it short first up to Kleinveldt, who arches his back aiming to play the ramp shot but connects with only thin air

Rory Kleinveldt, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.5

J Ball to Ben Duckett, out Bowled!! Ball has the final laugh. Duckett tries to be too cheeky and pays the price for it. Nonetheless, excellent knock from Duckett comes to an end. It was full and arrowing in on the stumps, Duckett went for his favourite lap-scoop shot, misses and is castled. Ben Duckett b J Ball 84(47) [4s-12 6s-2]

J Ball to Ben Duckett, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

15.4

J Ball to Ben Duckett, FOUR, improvisation at it's best! Nothing wrong with the delivery, Ball kept it full outside off, Duckett moved across to his sticks, sinks on one knee and scoops it fine

15.3

J Ball to Wakely, 1 run, belted down to long-off

15.2

J Ball to Wakely, 2 runs, top effort from Russel! But has he done something to himself there? He is really struggling and is going off the field. Big blow for the Northamptonshire. Wakely swipes this short of length delivery towards deep mid-wicket, Russell ran across, uses his right boot to keep the ball in play and the duo collect a couple of runs

15.1

J Ball to Wakely, no run, clever stuff from Ball, sees the batsman give the charge, shortens his length with a slower delivery, Wakely cannot manage to connect with his heave

Jake Ball [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

14.6

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, FOUR, Patel is taking a pasting here! Fires it flatter outside off, Duckett lines up and blasts it through cover, no chance for the fielder in the deep

14.5

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, FOUR, what was that? Duckett preemts a reverse-sweep, Patel sees it and hurls it down leg, Duckett still goes through with the shot, ekes out a top-edge which flies away behind the keeper, short fine gave a chase but to no avail

14.4

Samit Patel to Wakely, 1 run, flogged away into the on-side

14.3

Samit Patel to Wakely, FOUR, boundaries at coming thick and fast for Wakely, gives a little shimmy and wallops it over mid-wicket, couple of bounces and into the fence

14.2

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, 1 run, drilled down to long-on

14.1

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, SIX, smacked! A little shimmy, clears his front leg and whacks it over the long-on fence, Russell can only watch the ball helplessly sail over his head

Samit Patel [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

13.6

Broad to Ben Duckett, 1 run, he almost helped it onto his stumps. Once again Duckett moved across but the ball kept following him and he did not have much space to execute the shot, did well to put it towards short fine leg in the end

13.5

Broad to Ben Duckett, no run, ugly slog from Duckett, the ball goes across him and evades his bat

13.4

Broad to Ben Duckett, FOUR, these back of a length deliveries allow batsman some time to think what to do with them. Ben Duckett this time moves across and uses the pace of Duckett to lap it fine into the fine leg fence

13.3

Broad to Wakely, 1 run, length delivery, eased down to long-on

13.2

Broad to Ben Duckett, leg byes, 1 run, Broad is beseeching for an lbw but the umpire is not interested. He is right for sure, the ball pitched outside leg and pinged Duckett on the pad as he tried to heave it around the corner

13.1

Broad to Wakely, 1 run, Wakely waits for this back of a length delivery and punches to backward point, who does not collect it cleanly and allows a single

Stuart Broad [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Here's the tall Broad

12.6

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, fuller length delivery, Wakely goes for the drive, does not connect all that well but does well to get a single to long-on

12.5

A Russell to Ben Duckett, 1 run, yorker this time. Just around off, Ben Duckett jams it back to the bowler

12.5

A Russell to Ben Duckett, wide, hurled down the leg-side, Duckett wanted help it around the corner, did not succeed

12.4

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, luck is smiling on these two batters here. Wakely this time looks to hoick across the line, was late on the shot and ended up spooning it in no man's land at mid-wicket

12.3

A Russell to Ben Duckett, 1 run, too ambitious from Duckett. Showed all his stumps as he moved across, was lucky that he could lap it to short fine leg for a single

12.2

A Russell to Ben Duckett, no run, short of a good length delivery, Ben Duckett pats it to cover

12.1

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, shortihs ball this time. Wakely waits for it and punches off the spice of the bat to long-on

Andre Russell [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

11.6

Gurney to Ben Duckett, no run, length delivery around off and middle, Duckett pushes it off the inner part of the bat back to the bowler

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, 1 run, nudges it gently to mid-wicket to get to his half-century

9.3

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, FOUR, three in a row for Duckett! Mullaney dishes it outside off but that doesn't make any difference to Duckett as he punches it through the covers

9.2

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, FOUR, the lap sweep this time but the result continues to remain the same for Duckett! Crouches low and gets his angled bat in position to deposit this past the keeper and the man at short fine leg

9.1

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, FOUR, a reverse again and Duckett bags another boundary for his efforts. Connects cleanly and gets it into the gap behind point

8.6

Samit Patel to Wakely, no run, fired in flat and bang on the stumps, Wakely gets a thick inside-edge onto the pitch as he looks to chop it away

8.5

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, 1 run, very full, Duckett thwarts it down to long-on

8.4

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, SIX, a reverse-slog and guess what, it yeilds Duckett a maximum! Reads the shortish length early and gets into his reverse position early as he slogs it over short third man and into the fence

8.3

Samit Patel to Wakely, 1 run, jumps down the ground and drills it down to long-on

8.2

Samit Patel to Wakely, no run, the arm ball, comes in with the angle, Wakely jags his angled bat down in time and keeps it out

8.1

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, 1 run, almost 60mph from Patel, who continues firing it in. Duckett gets on one knee and takes it on the full as he sweeps this to deep square leg

7.6

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, 1 run, triggers across his stumps and clips it to mid-wicket

7.5

Mullaney to Wakely, 1 run, gets inside the line of the delivery and pushes it gently past the bowler, where long-on runs and cleans it up

7.4

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, 1 run, closer to off this time but a nice gentle pace allowing Duckett to punch it into the covers

7.3

Mullaney to Wakely, 1 run, just that hint of room outside off off a good length, Wakely frees his arms as he flays this to sweeper cover

7.2

Mullaney to Ben Duckett, 1 run, on the stumps again, Duckett is happy to wrist it to mid-wicket

7.1

Mullaney to Wakely, 1 run, some dibby dobbly stuff around off, cuts back into the right hander off the pitch, Wakely gets behind the line of the ball and works it down to long-on

Steven Mullaney, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

6.6

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, no run, attempted reverse to this delivery around off, misses the bat by quite some distance and the keeper does well to collect cleanly

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, no run, full and just outside off, Duckett fails to connect with his sweep

6.3

Samit Patel to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, fired in just outside leg and Duckett goes into the lap mode as he tickles it past the keeper for a brace

6.2

Samit Patel to Wakely, 1 run, tossed up a tad and wider outside off as well, Wakely opens the face of his bat and guides it square of the wicket

6.1

Samit Patel to Wakely, no run, very flat and quick to strat off with, barely any spin as well as this one comes straight with the arm, Wakely does well to get his bat down in time and stop it from crashing onto the stumps

Samit Patel, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

5.6

J Ball to Ben Duckett, no run, comes wide of the crease and fires a yorker in on the base of off, Duckett squeezes it out to mid-off

5.5

J Ball to Ben Duckett, no run, pitches on a good length and jags back in sharply to cut past Duckett's edge and ping him high on the back pad

5.4

J Ball to Wakely, 1 run, clipped off the hips to deep square leg for an easy single

5.3

J Ball to Wakely, no run, muted appeal! But Wakely is well across his stumps in his attempt to flick it away. Is a tad late on his stroke ans is rapped on the front pad. Was well outside the line of off

5.2

J Ball to Ben Duckett, 1 run, shuffles across his stumps and works it off his pads to backward square leg

5.1

J Ball to Ben Duckett, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Duckett jams his bat down and keeps it out

4.6

Broad to Ben Duckett, 1 run, overcompensates this time, Duckett nudges it away in front of square

4.5

Broad to Ben Duckett, FOUR, Broad continues to leak runs in his first over! Gets it full and does out enough width outside off for Duckett to pounce on it and flay it through the covers

4.4

Broad to Ben Duckett, no run, sharp bounce for Broad as this one kicks up off the wicket off a good length, hits Duckett high on his back sticker as he looks to block off his crease

4.3

Broad to Wakely, 1 run, goes a tad wider of his crease and gets it slightly wider outside off, Wakely opens his bat face and steers it to third man

4.2

Broad to Ben Duckett, 1 run, on the middle and leg, clippedpast mid-wicket to sneak in a single

4.1

Broad to Ben Duckett, FOUR, finally Duckett is in control of a boundary that he pockets. Good zip off the wicket as this one comes in very straight and into the pads, Duckett helps it on its way by turning it around the corner. No stopping this one

J Ball to Ben Duckett, FOUR, an inside-edge again and once again Duckett will pocket a boundary for the false stroke. Ball is furious as he induces a wrong off-drive to a fullish delivery tailing back in as well, races away to fine leg

3.4

J Ball to Wakely, 1 run, squared up! Looks to play for the one that comes in with the angle but this one straightens off the pitch to jag the outside half of the bat to third man

3.3

J Ball to Wakely, 2 runs, a nice solid forward defensive block from Wakely as he presents the full face of the bat, races off the lightening quick outfield to deep extra cover

3.2

J Ball to Ben Duckett, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Duckett wrists it down to mid-wicket

3.1

J Ball to Ben Duckett, FOUR, streaky but he'll take it in whatever form they come. Indeed his entire team would as well. Ball fires it in full and just outside off, Duckett goes for the expansive off-drive, gets a thick inside-edge that races past the off-pole to the fine leg fence

Jake Ball, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

2.6

A Russell to Wakely, FOUR, dug in half way down the ground again from Russell and Wakely capitalizes on the nice height that the ball sits up as he rides the bounce and swivels on his back leg to pull it down to fine leg

2.5

A Russell to Ben Duckett, 1 run, on the legs again from Russell, helps it with the angle to mid-wicket

2.4

A Russell to Wakely, 1 run, shortish angling back into Wakely's body, pulls it neatly to deep square leg

2.3

A Russell to Wakely, no run, dead straight on off, Wakely stands tall in defence

Alex Wakely, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.2

A Russell to Levi, out Lbw!! And another, the top three are back in the hut within the first ten minutes of play. Russell darts it in full and gets it to swing inwards just enough off the pitch, Levi fails to put this full toss away and is a tad late into his stroke. Ends up rapping Levi dead straight in front of middle. Plumb! Levi lbw b A Russell 3(5)

A Russell to Levi, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

2.1

A Russell to Levi, no run, keeps this one on the stumps out

Ben Duckett, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1.6

Gurney to Cobb, out Caught by Read!! A horror ball and guess what, it fetches a wicket. The big one as well. Sprayed well down leg and Cobb has a wild swing as he looks to slap it to the on-side, ends up getting a faint feather on it and the keeper does well diving full length to his right as he collects it low. Cobb c Read b Gurney 7(10) [6s-1]

Gurney to Cobb, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

1.6

Gurney to Cobb, no ball, banged in short again, well above the head of a ducking batsman. Wided

1.5

Gurney to Cobb, no run, back of a length delivery aiming for the ribs, Cobb has a wild swing at it, misses by quite some distance

1.4

Gurney to Cobb, no run, nerves, nerves of the big stage! Cobb pushes this one on the stumps to the on-side and scoots across, both batsmen then engage in a 'yes-no-yes-no'situation. Finally stick to no

1.3

Gurney to Cobb, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and pushes it to the off-side

1.2

Gurney to Cobb, SIX, the ideal length to get for a free-hit if you are a batsman. The juicy length delivery on the stumps and Cobb clears his front leg across and creates the room to swing his arms as he deposits this over the cow corner fence for a maximum

1.2

Gurney to Cobb, no ball, rapped on the thigh pad as Cobb misses his attempted glance. Gurney has overstepped as well, free-hit coming up!

1.1

Gurney to Cobb, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Cobb opens his bat face and pushes it to cover point

Harry Gurney, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

A Russell to Cobb, 1 run, sliiping down to the pads again, Cobb is happy to tuck it in front of square

0.5

A Russell to Cobb, no run, short and pacy, Cobb spots it early and ducks well under it

Joshua Cobb, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.4

A Russell to Levi, out Rossington Run Out!! One quick single too many for the Northants. Levi taps it just past the pitch and takes off for a single without even bothering to look around. Rossington, the casualty as he is way short of his crease as the wily Dan Cristian swoops down and takes the ball and has a direct chuck at the stumps at the striker's end. A big blow first up. Rossington run out (Christian) 1(1)

A Russell to Levi, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

0.3

A Russell to Rossington, 1 run, 82.7mph, strays onto the pads again, tucks it away to mid-wicket for his first runs

0.2

A Russell to Levi, 1 run, 81mph, slanting onto the pads on this occasion, easily clipped down to deep square leg

0.1

A Russell to Levi, 2 runs, starts off with a full one and swinging away further, Levi leans into the drive and gets it past mid-on to get off the mark with a brace

Levi and Rossington are at the crease. Levi is on strike. A Russell will open the attack

Out come the two openers for the all importatnt encounter. The big Andre Russell to start off..

Nottinghamshire have won the toss and have opted to field

10:47 Local Time, 09:47 GMT, 15:17 IST: The official twitter handle of Northamptonshire has tweeted that the game will start at 11:30 local and no overs have been reduced. This is a good news for sure. Toss in 10 minutes...

The news trickling in from the picturesque Edgbaston is that the skies are gloomy at the moment and the ground was under covers as well as a precautionary measure, thanks to the overnight rain. The covers are off for the moment but are in for a delayed start. Not the ideal conditions for a T20 knockout, but let us hope we have a start soon nevertheless. The groundsmen are working tirelessly to get the ground in shape, meanwhile the players have made their way to the middle and are going through their routine drills..

After finishing at the top of the league table with 20 points, both teams continued their rampant form making easy work of their opponents in the quarters. Samit Patel continued his red hot form for Nottingham with both bat and ball grabbing four wickets and scoring 23 vital runs against Essex. Northamptonshire on the other hand, have had a complete team journey so far with all their players chipping it at some stage or the other to get them to this point. This was well evident in their knockout game as well against the mighty men from Lord's. The toss and team updates in a bit..

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the final day of this unique T20 league that stretches on for more than three months. And to compensate for the over long schedule, we are all set to come to a dead stop with the final three knockouts on the same day. The two sides boasting of star studded line-ups from the north group, we are surely in for a cracker of a contest.